Delaware State Police arrested four Maryland women for multiple felony shoplifting charges at the Tanger Outlets near Rehoboth Beach.
On March 5, troopers were conducting patrols in the Tanger Outlets Midway, Seaside, and Bayside locations during the afternoon hours. Over the past three months, many outlet stores have reported shopliftings where three or four female suspects took thousands of dollars worth of merchandise.
At about 2:41 p.m., a trooper patrolling the eastside parking lot of the Bayside Outlets observed a black Infiniti sedan traveling in the parking lot with the rear license plate covered with paper. A traffic stop was initiated as the vehicle backed into a parking spot. As troopers approached the vehicle, one of the rear seat passengers quickly exited and removed the paper from the license plate.
A search incident to arrest was conducted, and the women were found to be in possession of shoplifting tools. In addition, numerous empty shopping bags from various stores were found inside the car.
The four were arraigned and lacking bail and were taken to Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution on felony charges. Two of the women were directly linked to shoplifting incidents.
The total amount of merchandise taken during incidents was estimated at $11,357.